Merchandise-package



J. HOFMANN.

MERCHANDISE PACKAGE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1919.

1,345 185. Patented Jun 2%, 1920.

Qkinnngi UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS I-IOFMANN, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR T0 HOPE WEBBING COMPANY, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, A CORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND.

MERCHANDISE-PACKAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J une 29, 1920.

Application-filed February 26, 1919. Serial No. 279,441.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, JULIUs IIOFMANN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Merchandise-Packages; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will en able others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

Thls invention relates to merchandizlng acka es and has for an ob'ect to )rovide a package with improved means for exhibiting the contents.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a merchandizing package containing therein means for exhibiting only a single goods contained within the enpattern of velop.

A further object of the invention is topro-- 'tions, combinations of parts and arrangements as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, 1

Figure '1 is a view of the merchandizing package seen in front elevation.

Fig. 2 is a view of the merchandizing package seen'in rear elevation, partly broken away to show the contents. 1

Fig. 3, 's a perspective view of the card carrying the merchandise and. provided with the display sheet. 3

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The improved 'merchandizing package which forms thesubject matter of this application comprises a card 1.0 upon which is wound 1n any approvedmanner the mer chandise to be displayed such, as for in stance, a strip or strand of lace, embroidery or the like indicated" at 11. This strip of merchandise is wound in continuous and juxtaposed loops until the required amount of merchandise is carried upon the card.

In conjunction with the card a display 7 sheet 12 is employed to slip under a single strand of the material, that particular portion of the strand being indicated at 13.

An envelop or container 14 is employed of such size and proportion as to receive the card of merchandise shown at Fig. 3' and having an opening 15 formed in the front thereof of such size and proportion that the display sheet 12 will entirely cover said opening, displaying through the openingonly that portion 13 of the strand of goods displayed upon the sheet.

Bythis means only a single strand of the goods is apparent through the opening sur--.

rounding the envelop 14 whereby the pattern of the strand of goods thus dlsplayed 1S apparent at once and not confused with other adjacent strands as indicated in the perspective view at Fig.3 or Fig. 2. i The observer is thereby not. confused by the adjacence of other strands of the goods and can determine at a glance whether the strand of goods thus displayed is the required pattern or otherwise.

The envelop 14: 1s of the usual and ordinary type no invention residing in such envelop aside from the opening as disclosed I claim:

A' merchandise package comprising a card about which is wound a plurality of strands of merchandise, each contiguous to the other, a display sheet frictionally held beneath one strand of the goods and over contiguous strands on each side thereof, and an envelop proportionedto receive the card of goods and having an opening smaller than said display sheet proportioned to display therethroughpart of said display sheet and the single strand of goods exposed thereon, and to be closed thereby to the exclusion of-dust and dirt from said envelop and the bulk of the merchandise.

, JULIUS Ho'FMiiNN.

In testimony whereof I affix my si nature; i 

